Missouri Revised Statutes Title VIII. Public Officers and Employees, Bonds and Records § 105.491. Executive director of commission--duties

(1) Develop and publish forms and printed instructions for use in filing the statements described in section 105.485;

(2) Furnish the necessary forms and instructions to persons required pursuant to the provisions of sections 105.483 to 105.492 to file financial statements by distributing them to any other locations the executive director deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of sections 105.483 to 105.492;

(3) Maintain a filing system for financial statements filed with the executive director's office and preserve such statements for a period of not less than five years;

(4) Make any financial statement filed with the executive director available for public inspection and copying within a reasonable time after filing and permit copying of any financial statement at a reasonable expense to such person;

(5) Employ staff and retain such contract services, including legal services to represent the commission before any state agency or before the courts as the executive director deems necessary within the limits authorized by appropriation by the general assembly.